#also it can switch out its hands for like tools and stuff

[fourthactdrawsstuff]

tfw prototype autonomous management agent

[yup-no-way]

What I think is in your bag based on your moon sign?

Hellooo! So I’m making this post because I’ve noticed some patterns in people’s bags based on their moon signs and I felt like it’s worth getting shared. Lemme just say I am studying now for my exams (finals week or my final week). I swear if I open that exam paper and the first question covers exactly what I didn’t study, I will slowly close that paper and cry. I can’t even think about cheating, cause these invigilators WILL BE sniffing me up the ass just to see if my calculator is programmable or not. First exam tmrw so wish me luck guys!

These observations are based on my personal experiences so don’t take it as full facts. These placements can also be influenced by other things in someone’s chart like degrees, houses and aspects. Also if u have any suggestions for what content you’d like to see feel free to let me know. English is not my first language lads so don’t drag me for grammatical errors. xoxo

Aries moon: I think for you guys, it’s like an organised mess. U might throw stuff in one day and then forget ab it only to reach a month later in your bag and go “owwww, so this is where it was!”. I also noticed that they r weirdly prepared for a lot of things, like u have randomly spare chargers or tissues or in general useful stuff that u didn’t necessarily planned for, but rather gathered over time and never got rid off. If u carry paper with u, its almost always wrinkled or ripped, please get a nice folder.

Taurus moon: these people will carry things that make them feel comfortable. Expect things like, wet tissues in case their hands are dirty or perfumes. They r the type to carry extra makeup in case they need to retouch during the day. They tend to have heavier bags bc they will carry half of their home with them (but they will rlly only use a quarter of their things they bring). They r the type to prepare their bag once and not rlly change much in it. Like they will have all the things they feel they need and won’t ever switch it.

Gemini moon: these people can go two ways depending on where they r going. If the go to work/school they will actually carry all their books and utensils (they never work as well). They might also have heavier bags due to the amount of materials they bring with them (ease up love, u prolly don’t even use them all at once). If they go out, god knows their purses are a mystery. These people might prefer smaller bags over bigger ones. In their bags u will 100% find things like forgotten gum, random cookies or snacks, pieces of paper with random stuff on them, etc.

Cancer moon: for these people, their bags will hold high significance. I would say they might carry things that they feel connected to. For each person it varies. I know some cancer moons that love to carry medicine with them in case the ones around them get a bit sick, some that carry snacks in case they feel hungry, some that carry little trinkets that remind them of some special memories, etc. (u get the point). All of the cancer moons I know also carry tissues with them.

Leo moon: u guys will 100% carry a rlly cute pocket mirror w u. These people will have things in their bag that they will use to help retouch themselves during the day. U might even carry spare earrings or possibly even have random jewellery in ur bag. Designer wallet! Every Leo moon I know has a designer wallet (sometime it’s empty). They r more prone to have luxury products in their bag.

Virgo moon: organised folders, high quality pens and paper. They r over packers. They have everything! I am very close w a Virgo moon and whenever we go out and I need smth, they have it. Breath spray, gum, tissues, notebooks, pens, id, extra jacket, etc. They r prepared and so is their wallet. They cannot leave the house empty handed, it’s illegal for them. I’m not sure what they r called, but all Virgo moons I know have that all purpose pocket tool thing, the Swiss pocket knife.

Libra moon: these people will have a very balanced bag. What I mean by that is that they will have an equal amount of stuff that is practical and stuff that is just there as an extra. They r also fairly prepared but in a more chill way. They have some good essentials that never leave their bag. Makeup is a must. Also they always have quite nice pens. I’ve noticed some even have things in that serve no purpose, like a small plushie that they like or a random sticker that they just keep there.

Scorpio moon: they do carry crystals with them. A lot of Scorpio moons people I know are nicotine enjoyers, but even if they aren’t they do carry a lighter with them. Their bag is honestly everywhere. They will have the most random things inside. Kinda messy but in an endearing way. They r the type of people that if u asked them “i know u prolly don’t, but do u maybe have squiggly scissor?”, they will pull that exact unexped object out.

Sagittarius moon: these people r carrying their ID with them just in case they want to do smth impromptu. Expect a good book or maybe a kindle. Journals! Mints! Wired earbuds and an old music player because they swear it sounds different. They might have a good luck charm that never leaves their bag. Sometime even concert or festival bracelets.

Capricorn moon: everything here has a purpose. My sister is literally a cap moon and I haven’t seen her carry more than necessary. Even if it’s going out just to chill, pure essentials (like she leaves the house with lipgloss and a phone). For school, this girl carries every book, every notebook,nice pens, iPad, id, wallet, etc. Bags are not intentionally heavy. If they r heavy that means that they simply need a lot of things.

Aquarius moon: random receipts and pieces of junk. Tangled headphones. My friend always needs her headphones. If she forgot them at home she’d go back just to get them. Lighters and almost always tarot cards. These people have hard to pin down bags. They just vibe out their day and splash wtv inside. If they go to work/school they can never find anything in that bag, “I swear I put my pen somewhere here, where tf is itttt”, I think I heard that so much.

Pisces moon: they will get emotionally attached to a bag and the things inside. U guys also r the type to carry good essentials in ur bag. I noticed the amount of sugar pack these people have in their bags is insane. They r the type to take those free complementary sugar/toothpicks/salt packs they give at restaurants. I am very close to a Pisces moon and every single time I sit down with them, they rob half the table. Love y’all tho, cause they will take it, but they will share it w u.

I hope u guys liked this as well! I am planning on doing another astrocartography post soon, so keep an eye out for that! Till next time stay healthy and glowing! xoxo

[sillysillygoofygoose]

Dumb Little Bunny

...kinda cnc, argument to sex, switch! Toji and reader hehe, low-key foot stuff but also not really, hint of misogyny (use of slut, whore), degradation, and a possessive Toji. Happy Halloween!

"You're not wearing that."

Glancing down, you swiftly study your skin tight garment, pouting slightly.

"Yes, I am... it's on my body, isn't it?" Head whipping towards a brooding Toji, you smirk, a playful giggle bubbling in your chest.

"Very funny, smart ass." He huffs out, the beginning fire of a hissy-fit sparking up in his pebble-shaded eyes. He drags his feet over to you, bit-to-the-stub nails gripping at the skin engulfed by faux leather.

"Don't you think you're gonna get cold? Your legs are hangin' out like it's nobody's business." Toji grumbles, turning you towards the full sized mirror angled against your bedroom wall.

Toji is less than thrilled, to say the least. There you stand, figure squeezed and kissed by the tight fabric of your Playboy bunny one-piece. Complete with a puffy cotton tail and upright, pointed ears. Words can't describe the feeling that struck deep inside Toji's gut the second he saw you all whored out for this stupid Halloween party. The feeling grew from pleasurable to territorial when he realized he wouldn't be the only one seeing you tonight.

"The alcohol should keep me warm." You wiggle out of his grasp, patting his stone chest, before sitting down at the princess vanity he built for you. You pat at your cheeks with blush, sharpen your eyeliner, and touch up your burgundy lipstick.

"Don't start with that. Don't be such a little fucking brat." Toji's tone is harsh as he crosses his arms across his broad chest.

The lack of control brewed anxiety in his limbs and lungs. You invited him... you really meant it, too. But he was the one who turned you down.

"A Halloween party? Sweets, I'm too damn old for that shit."

Toji's attitude was expected, but throughly unappreciated by you... so you simply ignore him. You hear him groan before he lifts you off your cushioned seat, taking your place and settling you into his lap.

Before you can tell him off, he's nipping at the sensitive skin of your neck, tenderizing the area, before roughly biting down. You hiss, pushing his heavy head away and once again escaping his almost solid embrace.

"Ouch Toji! Ugh, what the fuck..." You trail off towards the end of your sentence, feeling the sting of his sharp teeth at the base of your neck.

"Fuckin assholes... their eyes are gonna be all over you, y'know... my fucking bunny. Dressed all cute and slutty."

Toji is still sat, arms crossed, a suble pout on his lips. A grown man throwing a tantrum like a four year old. And he said he's too old for a Halloween party.

Bending at your hips, you push past Toji's slumped shoulders, your eyes making out a wide, dark red mark on your neck.

"For fuck sakes, Toji... you're that fucking jealous hm?" Steadying yourself, hands flat on the vanity, you speak to him through your reflection, voice stern, concrete. He stands behind you, leaning down, his chest flat against your back. He lightly kisses, and kitten licks at the bold mark of territory. Leaning back into him, you feel his semi-hard pressing into the exposed skin of your fishnet-clad ass.

"You look so fucking good, mama. Don't want any of those usless fucking tools seein' ya all dolled up. I want to show you off, not sit here, knowing you're showing off." Finishing off his sentence with a light tug on your hair, he rolls his hips into your backside. Turning in your place, you pull Toji large body into you by his biceps. Groping his growing bulge, you use your other hand to hoist your bottom half onto the desk of your hand-crafted vanity. He follows your lead, staring at you almost expectantly. Sharp eyes follow your foot as it inches its way up Toji's thick thigh. Landing on his crotch, you playfully kick him soft as to not hurt him but firm enough to coax a small groan out of him.

"You like it, though, don't you, Toji? You like knowing that a young, sexy bunny is all yours. You know what to do... maybe if you make me proud, I won't flirt around tonight." You smirk, snapping off the flimsy buttons between your legs. Usually, hearing something like that would force Toji into a juvenile fit. His venomous jealousy would take over, fully souring his mind. But when you have him like this, under your spell, he just wants to prove himself to the woman he admires most.

Quickly, he pulls your pretty red panties aside, allowing the chilling air to wisp at your core. But, the change of temperature isn't the only thing that widens your eyes. Toji's wide tongue flattens upon your heat, licking up and down like an ice cream cone. His head makes exaggerated movements as the tip of his defined nose rubs into your sensitive bud, sending waves of pleasure through your body, sizzling out at your toes.

Toji straightens out on his knees, grasping at the back of your calve, bending your leg to fit between him and the wood you're placed upon. Pulling the ball of your foot back against his crotch, he holds the top of your foot to his weeping cock, moaning into you at the easing pressure. He slowly picks up a steady rhythm. You throw your head back, grabbing at Toji's dark locks and pull his face flush against you.

Before you can even reach your climax, you feel Toji stiffen and detach himself from you, and you peer down just in time to see the front of his grey sweatpants deepen in color.

A gruff groan escapes his throat as he sinks his pearly whites into the soft skin of your inner thigh between the open bubbles of your fishnets, like a dog and his bone.

"Ruined my fuckin' sweatpants, shit." Toji grumbles out, standing to his full height, towering over your sitting form. He pulls down the stained fabric, just enough for his veiny, throbbing, stiff dick to pop out. Without warning, he shoves himself into your fluttering, sensitive hole.

"'M gonna fuck ya dumb, bunny." Toji pants out, placing his hands behind you on the polished wood, thrusts immediately adopting a harsh, sharp pulse. Quickly, you begin babbling and cooing out, already being fucked stupid. You can feel your power slip through your fingers with every snap of your boyfriend's powerful hips. Before your dominance completely runs off, shriveled up in fear, you grab onto the back of his head, your mouth seeking his neck.

Toji groans as overstimulation creeps in, weakening his knees until he's in a partial squat, hunched over you.

"Fuck, I'm gonna fill you up, pretty girl. Gonna breed you like a fucking bunny. Every one of those idiots are gonna know who you're a disgusting little whore for." He grunts before you feel warm ropes of cum stuff your womb full. Still cumming, Toji pulls out, aiming his flushed head toward the shiny fabric of your sluttly little suit. He stumbles back, admiring the white streaks soaking into the slick black costume.

"Ugh, Toji, it's gonna stain." You mumble out, still shaking as you try to wipe off his cum with your fingers, engulfing them in your mouth, tasting the salty essence.

"Heh. Good." He lowly chuckles, sitting back down on your fragile chair, throwing his head back in exhaustion. You study the dark purple marks on his neck, perfectly matching the love-bites poorly hidden by the patchwork material on your legs.

"You sure you don't want to tag along? You might need to keep me in check." You smile devilishly, cheekily winking, before snapping the buttons of your skimpy onesie back together.

Toji huffs dramatically, irritation slowly snooping back into his dazed mind.

So there you are, frazzled and flushed, walking into this stupid Halloween party. Hand in hand. A dumb, sweet little bunny with her big, mean, dumber man.

Hope you enjoyed! Xoxo

[maxwellatoms]

Would you trust ANY Korean studio for hand-drawn animation today? I ask because, when The Powerpuff Girls came back in 2016, I noticed how slow and stiff the Korean animation was. Since then, most Burbank cartoons animated in Korea, namely Cartoon Network shows, have been like that — mostly on 2s & with less inbetweening. Look at any Digital eMation episode of Victor and Valentino or Samurai Jack Season 5; do they animate as loosely and smoothly as Digital eMation episodes of Billy & Mandy do?

Sure I would. It would all depend on the studio and the circumstances. There are good studios and bad studios, and either of those will treat your show differently based on their perception of how valuable it is to their client. In the early 2000s Rough Draft was a top-notch studio. One of the reasons I switched over to eMation from Rough Draft was that I felt like Rough Draft was putting all of its resources into making Samurai Jack look beautiful, and we were still calling retakes on three year old issues. I knew we weren't a priority to Rough Draft, and I knew that stemmed from Cartoon Network's negotiations with them, so my griping was only going to get us so far. It seemed to me that I needed a studio that was smaller and scrappier like we were. We were putting in a lot of work on our end to make cool stuff and it wasn't ending up on the screen, so we needed people who were just as hungry on the back-end, and eMation stepped up.

There's also the fact, though, that animation itself has changed a lot in the last fifteen years. Powerpuff Girls and Samurai Jack's animation always seemed to have an air of "motion comics" to it. And frankly, that's part of what I love about it. It was all a throwback to the old UPA cartoons, which were built on strong, clear poses and made for the cost equivalent of a turkey dinner. Likewise, CN storyboard artists usually had around four weeks to write and draw their boards on paper, so there just wasn't time to take the effort to do anything too complex. It was all about snapping between those 300-ish storyboard drawings and momentarily savoring them for their humor and design mastery. Now we have tons of digital tools that make the basics of animation a lot more accessible to everyone, and have changed the entire studio pipeline. Things just won't look like they used to because nobody makes them that way anymore.

When I've had to choose an overseas animation studio, the network's production arm usually gives me one or three choices and tells me that's all there is. Deals have already been made. (Sometimes they make you pick two to save on costs, which (IMO) usually results in two studios that are less functional than any one of them would have been.) The studios usually have reels, so that gives you a basic idea of what they can do. You can (hopefully) find some other show creators who have worked with the studios and get an honest review. It's an important enough decision that it's worth whatever research you can put into it. Even over good bones, an ill-fitting skin can ruin the mood.

The most important thing to remember, I think, is that it's your job and your crew's job to make animating the show as easy as possible. Really, it's everyone's job to make the next person in line's job as simple as they can. Ideally, there shouldn't be a lot of questions because the materials you sent down the chain are clear.

So... yeah. I'd still trust Korean studios as much as I'd trust any overseas or domestic animation studio. You get out of them what you put into them by feeding them money and your own labor. It's quite possible that the shows you mentioned didn't do enough of either.

I imagine the overseas studios are hurting right now, so who knows what that landscape is even going to look like in a few years.

As with every step of the process making a TV show, you just sort of have to weigh your options and find the path.

Hmm. That got long.

[pokemenlovingmen]

Could I request some headcannons of the ScarVi boys with an agender s/o who struggles a lot with dissociation and stuff? Like maybe how they’d comfort them. Preferably it/its and nym/nyms pronouns please. I personally don’t like being seen as super human due to how often I dissociate if that gives any ideas for writing.

Hello~ so sorry for how long this took. Life has been. A lot. I don't know how much use of pronouns I'll have since I generally write in the second person but I'll do my best! I also have issues with dissociation, but not a lot, so I hope I represent things as best as I can for you. I know everyone's dissocciation manifests differently as well as what helps, some folks need to be put into a lot of activity while others need isolation for a bit, at least from my experience, so I just want to represent all I can. :)

Also if I left anyone out you were looking for please let me know! There's a lotta guys so I left out a few, you said "boys" so I went with the academy guys.

ScarVio Boys x Agender S/O Who Dissocciates!

Arven

🥪 - Arven is definitely a little confused when you first dissocciate around him. First he's worried it's something he did. Then he's worried you're sick or something. So he doesn't handle it super well the first time it happens. But once he realizes what's going on he falls into a rhythm.

🥪 - He's always incredibly communicative but tries to keep himself from grilling you with questions. He handles things with a fair bit of caution as he gradually gets a feel of what dissocciating looks like for you and what you need.

🥪 - Arven always has your back when it comes to your needs. He makes sure you're well-fed and hydrated. If you can't bring yourself to cook for yourself, of course he's going to be doing it for you. (And speaking from personal experience god wouldn't that be the best)

🥪 - Mabosstiff is always hanging out with you too. Sometimes Arven will help guide your hands through the Pokemon's long, coarse fur as a grounding device. Or if you need a lot of sensory input to help, he can also totally just let Mabosstiff jump on you and lick you half to death.

🥪 - He gets restless when there's not something he can do for you at all times and he needs to take time to learn sometimes the best thing he can do to help is just sit with you in silence. Though, occasionally, he'll ask if you'd feel better if he talks. He'd talk for hours if it meant helping bring you down to Earth.

Giacomo

🔈 - Music is one of the best grounding tools and you can bet your ass Giacomo is using every last bit of his musical knowledge and gear to help you.

🔈 - He gets you your own pair of custom headphones, whatever kind you want, one of those types that have noise cancelling you can switch on and off if you're dissocciating for reasons of being overwhelmed.

🔈 - He puts together all the very playlists of all your favorite songs, organized by vibe ofc.

🔈 - And if you need it he'd be happy to share an earbud with you if you need the one-on-one connection of listening to music together.

🔈 - If you're in a public space he's also very swift and on the spot with getting you somewhere calm to decompress.

🔈 - He doesn't really have many words for you, but he'll squeeze your hand and remind you with gentle touches that you're here, and so is he.

Atticus

🧵 - If talking helps guide you through dissocciation, he's probably the one for you. You ask, and he'll just sit next to you and wax poetry for hours. It can help if you're someone who just needs words or conversation, it doesn't matter what the content is.

🧵 - If what you need is a quiet place to come back down to earth he'll whisk you to the very best right away. He has some good spots he finds ideal for meditation that he finds would be ideal.

🧵 - Atticus has lots of little one-on-one activities he offers to do with you. He'll paint your nails, let you try things on or model for him, even just hold up a sleeve of one of his current projects for him to stitch.

🧵 - Or if you need him to just sit next to you in silence, he can do that too. Or if you need him completely gone he'll leave you alone for as long as you need. I think Atticus understands better than most what you might need and to be patient with you, and he never takes your distance personally if it needs to happen.

🧵 - He can also put together some kind of garment like a sweater or hoodie that's sensory-friendly and he will take every last one in your preferences into account. Colors, weight, length, especially material, if you ever make a request expect it to be followed to a T.

🧵 - No matter what it is, if there's one thing you can be sure of it's that Atticus will be patient.

[katherinecrighton]

Nuts and Bolts: Some Writing Advice

(Reposting a 2013 post from the Anna Katherine co-tumblr)

A friend of mine awhile back asked the aether for some practical, straightforward writing advice, which I assumed meant nuts and bolts stuff.

This is what I ended up writing to her.

(Caveat emptor: 1. The reason advice looks contradictory is because it literally is different for everyone — shit that works for one person won’t work for someone else. Just stick it in your toolbox and move along. 2. I will say obvious shit that you already know. Because it’s possible somebody else doesn’t. 3. You may totally disagree with anything/everything I say, oh my god, that’s fine.)

1. Use the word “said.” Throw in a “she declaimed” every once in a while if you like, but don’t do it all the time. Feel free to put in no dialogue tags at all, if it’s clear who’s speaking. But “said” is free and generally invisible to the reader (and the goal is to not remind the reader that they’re reading).

2. Writing advice for short fiction and writing advice for novels are and writing advice for one genre versus another are all going to tell you slightly (or wildly) different things. So, you know, watch out for that. I suggest switching mediums entirely, and try reading up on screenplays or three-panel comics.

3. Stick your finished draft into a Kindle or some other robot reader, and have a mechanical voice read the story to you. It’s a step removed, and you’ll hear where it clunks. Make notes as it goes.

4. If you don’t have a robot reader, read it out loud to yourself. Actually out loud. Put check marks wherever you cringe. It’s where the reader will likely cringe too.

5. Start your story at the point of change. It’s more interesting. Backfill with exposition a couple of paragraphs later.

6. Sometimes, if I’m writing a one-off, I pick a motif and stick with it as a lodestone for all my descriptions. It’s a way of creating a sort of subliminal mood and atmosphere for the reader, while at the same time maintaining a nice sense of continuity.

7. The English language likes to hear things in threes. Three bears, three nights, three wishes, and what with one thing and another, three years passed. English also likes iambic pentameter and any other rhyme or rhythm scheme it can get its hands on. Readers want language to both have a pretty meaning (three brothers seek their fortune) and a pretty sound (now is the winter of our discontent). The fastest way to do this, and not have it be totally obvious, is to combine the two. Have three lines of description, three examples of something, three jokes — and do it semi-regularly. It creates a rhythm in your work, like a heartbeat. Study other people’s stories and see if you can find where they’re doing the same or similar things. Count stuff.

8. Then, later, fuck with your readers by breaking the rhythm. Stop the heartbeat. Miss the step. The reader will get nervous and uncomfortable and have no idea why. Makes for good tension.

9. Other things that make readers uncomfortable: Set dressing. We’re used to visual mediums. If you want to set up a really uncomfortable scene, describe key things around it going in, and make it clear that it’s Not Okay. A pair of scissors that have been left half open. A door that is not entirely shut. A radio caught between two stations, the garden hose still left running. Nothing overt, nothing obvious – just stuff that feels uncomfortable to read. Do enough of those in a row, as you head toward a confrontation, and the reader will be a ball of avidly reading tension by the end of it. 

10. Graphic sex scenes are equal to action scenes. In both instances, know where everybody is, and what everybody’s doing. Describe with more physical action than you think is necessary. If the reader doesn’t know where everybody’s limbs are and what tools are being used, then they’ll get confused and bored. You can always edit later.

[wednesdaywitchcraft]

Setting up your altar is a personal manifestation of your soul and your personality in the way you practice your Magick. Each witch may have a unique set up that reflects who they are, what type of witchcraft they practice, and what is sentimental to them. As such, every altar may look a little different. There is no specific “correct way” to set up your altar. The right way to set up your altar is what feels right for you. Nevertheless, if you’re setting up your first altar and don’t know where to begin, here are a couple tips on how you can set yours up:

Where to set up your altar:

You can set up your altar anywhere! You can set it up in your home, in your garden, in your workspace (although the best place to set it up would be a more private space) but essentially an altar can exist anywhere you make the room for one. Typically the best place for an altar would be a bedroom, since its a space that most people are connected to spiritually and feel most at rest. My altar is set up in a corner of my walk in closet. It’s on the smaller side but its big enough for me to practice my craft. For those that need a much smaller space, you could set your altar up on a dresser, a nightstand, or even your windowsill. You could even get a portable altar that can be taken down and put up easily, which is good for those that live in smaller housing and those that like to travel.

Which direction should your altar face:

Again, this one is more of a personal decision. In Wiccan history, traditionally the altar is said to be facing North. However, you can face your altar in whatever direction feels right. Perhaps there is a beautiful view facing East that helps you meditate, or perhaps the area you want to set up your altar in only faces South. That is completely OK. As for me, I have my altar facing North-East, based on my preference on the elements I feel most connected to. I have two modes, I’m either completely grounded or completely in the clouds, so the elements I feel most connected to are earth and air; which is how I chose to position my altar. If you want to position your altar for the elements you feel most connected to, you would choose between North (earth), South (fire), East (air), and West (water). However you choose to position your altar should feel right to you.

What to put on your altar:

Your altar can consist of a few traditional things and personal things. You can have plants, crystals, candles, incense, and other traditional tools. You can also have personal items such as photographs, magazine clippings of something you want to manifest in your life, a homemade wreath or jewelry, or anything that feels personal to you such as a seashell or stone you picked yourself on your last hike or adventure. There’s a few things I personally believe every altar should have for spiritual protection purposes (this is my opinion only, not mandatory in any way) and those are:

an altar cloth

a candle

protective crystals (such as black tourmaline, smoky quartz, or amethyst)

incense or white sage

a fireproof bowl or cauldron

Additional things you may want to consider for your altar:

a wand (either premade or handmade) or athame

herbs or crystals for spells

a pendulum board or ouija board (if you wish to commune with spirits)

a chalice

something representing each of the elements

a compass

charms or small statues of things that you connect spiritually with

hand-picked items such as seashells, acorns, pine cones, leaves, feathers, or stones

Important things to remember about your altar:

I know I sound like a broken record saying this, but again, your altar should be personal. A reflection of YOU. If your altar feels right, then it’s right. If it feels like its missing something, add more to it. If it feels too cluttered or like too much, take stuff off. Your altar can change with you! You can switch things out as you feel your energy shift. Something that is very important to remember about your altar, is that it is a sacred place. Cleanse your altar if things start to not feel right after changing things up. Remember that things you find other places, may have picked up energy from that place/people, so be sure to cleanse any items you are bringing into your sacred space.

Blessed be

[hissingjay]

For the character ask: 3, 9 and 16 for Skua (or Cicada if you need to be more specific) please! ✨

SOSA HAIIIII

okay SKUAS yessss this’ll be fun!

3. What was the first thing you decided on, the character's name, appearance, personality or their role in the story?

Their nature as inhuman! I have a little notebook for all my ideas because. Brain no. I cannot remember all of em. And The idea for skua was “Faceless, Skinless juggernaut oc” by now you know I’m fond of themes of living through dehumanization I think? Like kassuars being fodder/tools and the like. Well I was thinking of reeeally leaning into how a perfect soldier requires inhuman perfection so I went with that! So in short just no skin.

If I wanna talk about Cicada (I do) it'd probably be her name. She's a pretty standard skua so nothing really changed but I do have soooome lore around her like past handlers and the like, but her name came first. Fun fact! Originally Leiden's nickname for cicada was Cigarra but I thought Lei'd be more formal than that so only nova has a nickname for her.

9. How big is their role in the story? Do they make a frequent appearance or are they a character with little "screentime" but big influence? Or are they just a favourite background guy?

oddly kinda the middle! skuas are the main focus with a lot of stuff but I don’t have a lot to do with them yet. I have more (unspoken) lore for Leiden than I do the skuas. Buuut they’re the focus when it comes to the actual appearances. I’m also more interested in them? I like the idea of skuas just geeeently getting pet then tearing enemies limb from limb (then eat them a little bit).

But overall in the story while I do focus on em a lot they’re still overlooked soldiers to ÆON. Give her a better gun now go die. I wish I did more with them but they’re best in comics and I do not have enough discipline to crank any out like some of y’all do. So a big role I’d say but I don’t do too much with em alas.

16. Is there any memes or running jokes associated with the character, both in- and out of universe?

kinda yeah! Out of universe yes, courtesy of the wonderful person that is sosadraws. I'm a total sucker for contrast. I would say i find it funny sometimes how gentle Skuas are even though they're quite monstrous. They like to be pet, they sing, they love flowers, they're total suckers for affection, they like watching and petting fauna, they avoid others for their benefit, and it hurts so much that they scare others. on the other hand, they can, will, and have massacred entire towns on a single order. Their hands are proven to be able to crush a skull in one go, on multiple occassions. I think its funny how they just switch. IN universe, not really. Nobody's brave enough to ever joke about skuas. Even the worst of storches who skipped anger management think they're terrifying. I suppose they talk about skuas like "Hey if you don't clean your camp I WILL throw you to the skua." sorta thing.

OH there is one! So skuas process biomatter into fuel, including and often flesh from corpses. IF any unit does gather some strength the eventually ask if they get...cravings. Like if they just gonna grab the nearest eule and chomp. (they won't.) Cicada is just confused at why she'd harm an Ally but nova thinks its funny. Eventually cicada gets that people only ask out of fear so Nova stops joking, but for a hot minute Nova is all "hey cica! You hungry? There's a eule over there!" (dad jokes)/

TANK YOUUUU FOR THE ASK SOSAAA

[talesfromthebacklog]

Tales From The Backlog: FaeFarm

6/10

I’ve heard this game being quoted by a few folks as the cozy game of the season. While it is good; the game holds itself back from being truly great.

FaeFarm doesn’t have a ton of substance. It has an awesome aesthetic and solid gameplay, but it made a lot of choices that weakened it in comparison to its competitors. And while it has a strong aesthetic, I would dare say FaeFarm doesn’t have a strong identity.

The best way I’d pitch FaeFarm to other people is that FaeFarm is a strong introductory game that will easily get anyone acclimated to farming/life sims. It is not first on my recommendation list in general for most gamers though.

Let’s dig into why that is.

I want to first talk about what I think FaeFarm gets absolutely right. Tools and your weapon don’t take inventory slots. They get to exist in a separate pocket and switch out for you automatically. Brilliant. Loved this. I never knew how much I wanted a system like this. This should just be the standard from here on out. Period. Inventory management is a key part of the gameplay in these games but at the same time I feel like most people want stuff like their pickaxe always on hand.

Especially in a magic world. This isn’t Resident Evil, let me carry around essential tools.

This along with the infinite shed inventory that can be accessed by all of your work stations are so good. But It still draws the line where it can’t be accessed just anywhere and I like that.

The dungeon “elevator” chart that shows you what item that is on each floor you completed is also a great quality of life improvement. The rates they appear also appear on that chart which is another neat touch. It adds to the sense that you’ve completed an area.

Flower breeding is here too. It’s a simple mechanic, but I enjoy making fields of rainbow flowers. I always enjoy this mechanic when it’s present.

Then there’s the actual farming. Which you could theoretically skip altogether. The game offers several vegetables but things are in categories. So whether you have a potato or an onion the game simply classifies it as a root vegetable. Which ruins the point of the variety. And while FaeFarm has seasonal vegetables, most of the plants you have you can plant during any season. I can grow corn year round if I want to. (That is a complaint)

Don’t get it twisted, the farming is fun. It’s a lot less time/stamina consuming which makes it so you can run around doing your other activities. I like that the super moves cost mana rather than stamina so you can save it for other things. But the variety feels… shallow when they all end up being processed into the exact same things. You get the feeling that it didn’t matter what you picked or what season you picked it.

This isn’t just the farming, by the way. Fishing, catching critters, foraging. The only things that truly get differentiated is metals and gems. Which some people may like, but I don’t.

I feel like that’s the common theme with FaeFarm. It’s a shallow experience. Which isn’t meant to be a knock against it. But the game definitely comes across like it’s… structured for young children. And I acknowledge it is. That’s not a bad thing and not all games need to be deep, but this shallowness affects the core gameplay. It’s going to be the difference between the game being remembered or forgotten for its competitors. I’m cool with being wrong but I think FaeFarm is gonna disappear from gamer’s memories very quickly.

The shortcuts in FaeFarm (especially after you get your faerie wings) are a lot more satisfying than other games. Especially with the winged double jump. You can swim too! Moving feels good. I love that there are unlockable fast travel points.

Combat is fine. Animal care is standard fare. The dungeon crawling is solid. The enemies are standard fare. I really have nothing special to mention about these aspects. The story is standard fare. It’s cute. I like it. The drawn cutscenes are cute:

Coming back to those aesthetics, let’s talk about THAT: I’ve always had a soft spot for fem fantasy. Unicorns, mermaids, faeries, I unapologetically think it’s cool. That’s what attracted me to FaeFarm as a gamer.

But there’s a lot of small choices that make this aspect less fun. I thought there would be a large number of looks. There’s really not. Which is a shame because I think this aspect is actually really important to aesthetic games like this.

There is a surprising lack of options. From clothing, to dye, to the wings themselves. And these options expand over time but I can’t help but feel that some of these aspects, like dye, shouldn’t have been locked in the first place.

I get unlocking recipes and stuff. But it annoys me 100% of the time when a high aesthetic game makes dyes an absolute chore to get. Like let me live my life? And then the game doesn’t even let you pick the color of your starting outfit, so god forbid you want a hair color that doesn’t match.

It’s a nitpick but I stand by that nitpick. Games like Animal Crossing handle the dye situation a lot better. If you’re going to emphasize customization there should be some aspects that inherently make it more enjoyable. And they do emphasize it! You get rewarded for decorating by raising your stats. They leave little secret furniture recipes everywhere. They want that to be rewarding. But it’s not necessarily fun, it’s a means to an end. Let me have fun, because decorating currently is something only to boost my stats. And with a small furniture catalogue that would’ve gone a long way to making me want to actually decorate my house.

And then there’s the same face syndrome. Which is a shame because the body types and designs are largely really good. It feels wasted… and lazy.

Side note: I was thinking about what the models looked like. And the models from FaeFarm kinda look like the nicer Roblox characters folks like to make. Not saying that’s positive or negative. No complaint here.

The chibi sizes are a nice proportion. I don’t like the games (Harvest Moon does this frequently) where the game equates chibi characters to look like babies. I hate that. Especially with romancable characters. FaeFarm actually strikes this balance well.

Too bad the dialogue is… juvenile (It’s also super bland, but again you don’t play FaeFarm for the dialogue so I think that’s ignorable). FaeFarm isn’t meant to be deep. But it is hard to want to woo certain villagers when they act like actual children. And again… I acknowledge what FaeFarm’s target demographic is, but with romance NPCs it totally can turn me off to those sections of the game. It is what it is. I don’t care if it’s meant for children, I can still critique it.

Rune Factory does that shit too. Sometimes they even put in actual children which is a big ick. It genuinely can ruin the experience for me. Argyle suffers from that problem the most.

I dated this guy. Nhamashal. He was fine. I was either going to pick him or Pyria. I picked him because he matched my house better. Lol.

As far as I’m aware there is practically zero benefit to befriend or romance anyone. There is no functional benefit and the NPCs have near nothing interesting to say so there isn’t an emotional benefit either. (This is partially untrue. Friends will give you the same empty radiant quests over and over. But you would have made more money going and doing other things. So I consider them a waste of my time.)

FaeFarm’s residents don’t have enough identity or dialogue to care about whether you exist or not. I don’t even think my husband sleeps in the house. He just kinda mills around the farm now.

FaeFarm is a good game. But it isn’t first on the list of games I would be apt to recommend to other people. I’d suggest Rune Factory and Stardew Valley over Faefarm. But if you were looking for something new and you’ve already played those games, FaeFarm is perfect.

And… again Faefarm is a strong introductory game. It has a good, decently quick but in-depth, tutorial on how the world works. But that’s all I consider FaeFarm. It’s an introductory piece. I disagree with this being the cozy game of the season. I would say that’s too generous of a compliment. But it does get a lot right.

I would recommend FaeFarm over Story of Seasons and Harvest Moon. I get that some people like the slower pace but I just think games like FaeFarm, Rune Factory, and Stardew offer more complete experiences. “Harvest Moon” especially has really fallen off. I don’t touch those games anymore. I moved over with the real Harvest Moon to Story of Seasons.

[eofoc]

day 8: dislikes

i feel like Yuze's dislikes are the silliest so well. him again (sorry

dislikes:

technology

spicy food

hot beverages

touching things with his bare hands

parting with objects / throwing them out

pushy physical contact

detailed explanation under the cut!!

technology - no specific reason. he's just a bit of a pragmatic guy and has a hard time adjusting to change... he also hates switching to a different routine when he has already gotten used to something. type of person to go "why would i need this when i can do it the old reliable way..."

spicy food - comes with being a vampire im afraid. poor thang. he has a very hard time handling spicy food in general.. yes would go red and start coughing and crying and throwing up and snot from nose from even mildly spicy things

hot beverages - just not his thing. it annoys him that he has to wait for them to cool off. he prefers his drinks mildly warm / already cooled off

touching things with his bare hands - well..the brief time he spent as an assasin did kind of Mess him Up a Lot. esp since a lot of the times it included choking / body fluids

parting with objects / throwing them out - he has autism and also he gets very attached to stuff... he gets sad whenever he has to throw something out because he thinks its cruel to throw soemthing out even when its no longer useful.. (tbh i think its some kind of empathy / understanding because 1. he sees himself as a tool of the system 2. he also feels like he will get discarded once he's useless)

pushy physical contact - also just not really his thing. he does really like physical contact with loved ones though! will often show it pretty subtly (tapping on shoulder, holding hands, drawing circles on hands...)

[borathae]

Sibi I need some helpppp

Do u have any tips for getting rid of writer's block???

Mhm that’s a good question because I haven’t really figured out a 100% success guaranteed way either bshahshs but if I ever struggle with writer's block, I tend to do the things I'll list down below 💜

1. Switch up the WIP you’re working on. Sometimes it’s not because I suddenly can’t write anymore, it’s simply that the current WIP doesn’t do it for me. So I switch it up and a lot of the time, suddenly get inspiration again

2. Speaking of WIPs and it kinda goes hand in hand with the first tip. Don’t force yourself to write stuff and remember that YOU should have fun writing. I tend to go for the WIP I feel in the mood for this day, which means I rarely get writer's block because I’m always working on the one thing which brings me the most joy that day.

3. Remember that you can just step away for a while. We fanfic authors do this for free in our own freetime and we aren’t really bound by contracts which force us to keep producing on a deadline. It’s okay to just step away from writing for a while and focus on other stuff which brings you joy.

4. Speaking of doing other things. I find that if I genuinely just can’t write anything, doing other stuff I enjoy (painting, gaming, other creative stuff etc) really helps my brain to reset and fill up its creative juices again.

5. Consume media. Whether it be a show, a movie, a book, a song, a game, art. Genuinely, sometimes all you need to get inspired again is to consume something new which might inspire you. One of my examples: I finally know what I want to do for Namjoon's queendom story because of The Witcher 4 trailer which recently came out. Before consuming this new media, I had no idea and now my creative juices are flowing for his story.

6. Sometimes you just gotta give your brain some change, break out of your daily routine. If you constantly do the same things, are at the same places, only talk to the same people, you won’t ever get new experiences and therefore your brain won’t really be stimulated enough to get creative. Something as simple as going on a walk somewhere new, going sightseeing, meeting new people, going to a coffeeshop to write there or switching up your writing tools can already be enough for your brain to get enough stimulation to get working again.

7. Get off that damn phone and stop looking at social media (tiktok) 👵🏻 JSKSJS this might just be me but if I brainrot my day away on my phone, my brain is indeed rotted and I can’t write for SHIT. So if you’re like me sometimes, just don’t and do something else which is way more productive (like tip 4 or 6). Social media rot is not gonna inspire you BAHAH

So in conclusion I would say that 99% of writer's block is because the brain simply lacks inspiration, new stimulus or a break. Once you learn what works for your brain to get relaxed and juiced up again, focus on doing these things and you will see that the desire to write will be back in no time 💜

BONUS TIP: which always works for me and which still gives me the same kind of satisfaction than writing new plot does. Making headers for your WIPs, giving your blog a lil makeover or simply bringing your older stories/WIPs on par with your current standards by editing them also counts as writing, so if you can’t produce something new? Just create something which will be used for your writing later. I kid you not, this is a surefire way for me to get inspired again. Like, I'm making a new header and suddenly I have 390201 ideas for this particular story. I edit my WIPs or my older stories and I suddenly have the need to write more for this universe.

Example: Just yesterday, I edited some parts for Family Matters and this shit inspired me so much that I FINALLY figured out the structure and flow as well as the ENDING of the story. Like, miss gurl really had her breakthrough yesterday just because I did some minor editing.

[charlieslowartsies]

Hello!

Director's cut about how the flashlight works, please? It's really interesting!

Awrighty!

The flashlight wasn't the Crying Child's light until, I wanna say Ghost Strings. It wasn't Michal Afton's that he unthinkingly gave to Arthur until he debuted in Lies Within. So its role evolved over the stories lol.

But it's always been in the series. I always considered it sort of it's own character, tied to the Crying Child and to the Marionette.

The flashlight is based LOOSELY on the concept of tsukumogami from Japenese folklore. The base idea is that "an item that lived long enough would eventually become alive and turn self-aware." I emphasize loosely cause, well, 100 years has absolutely not passed. Nor is it housing a spirit. The flashlight is not technically by-the-book haunted, it is still a tool. Although finicky, it can pass as ordinary when it needs (or wants to.) The flashlight is also based off Thor's Mjölnir, and the Master Sword from LoZ.

I asked myself "what happens when residual spooky stuff clings to objects in the restaurant? What's good symbolism for light/night guards? Oh duh, the flashlight!"

Before Arthur's death, it was very normal. Just a plastic, light yellow flashlight that Max gave his brother one night, not realizing the importance of his words on the child. Quite often we say something off-handed that children cling to with all their might. This is how the flashlight's powers were planted and how they grew, if rather oddly. Arthur believed it could do things like chase away the Nightmares, and so it did, and still does in the series. He brought it to the restaurant on the day he died, setting it by the Prize Puppet and, of course, never picking it up again. The Marionette took it and hid it in it's box on some strange, unbidden instinct as the chaos of the day unfolded.

After Arthur's death, it began to run without batteries. It won't turn on for just anyone, although you do not need to be a Suit to work it, especially if you're deemed worthy of being a security guard by it. It's a bright light when being held by a strong spirit, and generally is used for warding off Nightmares, tearing at shadows to reveal the Truth, to expose what is trying to hide in plain sight. It can force Mike and Gold to Switch, and as such could be used as a weapon against them in the wrong hands, or even the Marionette before it was Revived.

It's relentless and terrifies William Afton, because even though he was able to manipulate the Marionette and the Crying Child early on, he could never quite seem to get the flashlight to not hurt him when it's beam touched him. Nightmares loathes it, because he cannot hide and pretend to be bigger and scarier than the rest when it's light sends away the shadowy smog around him.

It's able to move with relative independence, teleporting like Marion to it's desired destination or rolling. It prefers to stick with Mike unless for some reason he's in grave danger, in which case it seeks out Danny Fitzgerald, the day guard. In Ghost Strings, it was tied to the Marionette and Arthur, and so when they began to break down together, it got weaker until it attached itself to Mike as a new host, a sort of passing of the torch. It will pass again in Lies Within.

It's level of sentience I settled on is limited but clear enough to understand usually what it wants. It has a job to do, and it will accomplish it without fail, and illuminate the darkness. Mike can control Goldy, at the very least direct him, but the flashlight isn't really something you command. It doesn't think in gray scale, rather in black and white. This can be tricky, since life is not black and white.

It's something you wield, so that does make it a bit of a wildcard. Like Suits that are varied with different powers, the flashlight has different tactics it tries based on what it's aimed at, but there's little way of knowing what it will try or making it do something you want, which makes it kind of unreliable and Mike tries to use it as nothing more than a normal flashlight, and far less as a weapon.

Mike uses it secondarily to open doors that connect to other door ways, typically inside the building he's in. This is great trick for moving across a location rapidly, and is an offshoot of Goldy's teleporting powers. (It's thought to augment certain powers the ghosts already carry because of this.) If Max used the light, it could potentially create stronger illusions. If someone else used it ON Max, it could likely destroy his illusion instead.

It's twin is Max's cassette walkman, which is also why they're the same shade of yellow in drawings. The walkman was Max's most important possession when he was alive, connecting him to music and offering an escape when he needed it. Like Scraptrap, the walkman symbolized escape. The flashlight was Arthur's, and it stood for protection like the Marionette did.

[visitsfromathirdkind]

Info Post:

(Mod Noob here!! I wanted to put together all of my thoughts on Cirze's planet, species, culture, and biology... and thought you'd want to read it too! This also serves as a little guide if you're ever confused at something they mention, lol

Warning. This is so long. I am not kidding HAHAH, it's under that cut for your own safety

If you have any questions, feel free to leave them under here, and I'll probably answer them and then add them to the main post :D)

The Planet:

Cirze's home planet has a much lower gravity than Earth. It is also unique in the fact that its layers are separated, meaning, sometimes, it turns in such a way that the planet is put into a period of "zero gravity". (It may also cause other such weather events that are Weird and Unexplainable, like starfalls).

Because of this, the delicate ecosystem, and the distance from it and other systems, the planet itself has been put on special restrictions for travel. Most of the people who travel there are general researchers, geologists, or anthropologists.

Culture, Language, and Social Aspects:

The citizens are mainly horticulturalists and hunter gatherers, switching between the two if need be. Groups of individuals don't exceed more than 200 at the very most, and all the groups have trade and communication with the others, to a surprising degree. All groups stay close by bodies of water, and most of the plants grown are done so in water beds, tide pools, etc. If there are houses, they are made with materials that can be taken down easily, or repaired easily, especially with gravity storms (and other events) that may destroy them.

There are quite a few languages, Cirze speaks the one that is most commonly used for trade in their area. The language isn't written, but carried verbally, so the writing system used on the blog is actually borrowed from the "Pipen" language, since it has a lot of similarities in how it's spoken aloud.

The language itself does have ""swear words"", but they're extremely local, and usually extremely offensive. Like, calling someone one of those words is akin to full-chest calling someone a slur with only negative intention in English. Stuff you may even start local group wars with. Not words you can even fathom playing around with, in any way. Any translated swear words from the blog are just ""emphasis words"", which are functionally the same as English swears (communicating a strong emotional feeling) but without the taboo that surrounds them in English.

Their have an octal numerical system, instead of ours, which is decimal. They count on 8's instead of 10's, basically. Any "rounded up" numbers, if they were talking, would be multiples of 8. This is because their counting originated from facial features they could point to (similar to how we count to ten, since we have ten fingers). Two melons to the sides of their head, two eyes, two antennae, one melon on their forehead, and one mouth. Following this pattern draws you upwards on the face and then down to the bottom again, allowing for mostly seamless counting.

They do have technology, they were the ones to reach the universal connection first (albeit, the universal connection itself was already not only made, but hugeeee by that point), but they have no space travel. Most activities are done by hand still. (If you're looking on how to use futuristic technology, I use it as "spice" to the world, not as a main facet, and it's often either decorational or for small additions onto tools. Keep in mind that these people move often, so most technology is going to need to be portable and easy to maneuver!)

All settlements are in temperate areas. Culturally, this means clothes are not often worn, especially because of their body shape and make up, which makes it difficult. The most may be cloaks or smaller accessories. Accessorizing is also done through tattoos (body paints wouldn't work, as they're often in and out of the water, but dyeing the skin is much easier, so even applying dyes to the surface, like henna, would work wonderfully).

In terms of family structure, they do not have a strict parental system. No one individual is seen as another's parent. Instead, everyone in one's settlement or social group is often seen as close to familial, and children are raised communally. Despite this, they still have a functional social hierarchy, and will often stick with their social group for their entire lives.

Biological Aspects:

They are many, many, many different colours. Basically anything could work, but they often have one "main" colour and one "sub" colour, the latter being their bioluminescent markings. These bioluminecent marks are able to partially be controlled in brightness, as they're used for communication.

In terms of sound, their verbal language sounds like squeaks, clicks, pips, and other sorts of noises. (I'd recommend looking up beluga whale vocalizations, as that's similar.) They use the five (or six, depending on if the mass on the back of the head is split) bulbous melons on their heads to aid in how sound is vocalized. Each one has a few minor muscles to allow it to contract or shift in small ways, that change the sound they're currently making.

(*^ A melon, in terms of how I refer to it, is the same as a beluga whale's. It's a large deposit of fat that aids in sound. That is also why I used them for the sound comparison!)

The melons on their heads are not one set length or shape, only position. Different shapes will affect their tone and sounds, which effectively makes different pitches in voice, and other sorts of variations.

They also have two antennae-like extrusions, next to the melon on their forehead. These secrete pheromones to communicate different emotional states. Facial expressions are secondary to this communication, but still important. Their bioluminescent spots are similar.

Facially, they have two large eyes (without eyelids, but with a very thick outer coating that can be brushed and rubbed - it can also be healed, repaired, and cleaned by their own wings). Directly underneath their eyes, they have two holes, which serve as nostrils. This is only part of their intake of air, as the other half is taken in through the skin itself. (This is also how their pheromone communication is done.) They have a mouth, and no tongue, but a mass on the bottom of their mouth that can be moved to further adjust noises they may make. They also have no teeth, taking in food whole, since their digestive track and body itself can expand and contract to allow for larger bits of food to pass without blockage.

Their entire bodies are coated in a thin layer of slime, keeping them from drying out too quickly on land. This is much thicker on the antennae and on the "insides" of the wings, including the underside of the tail, especially since the insides of the wings are used for gripping onto objects. (I'd probably describe the feeling of their bodies as "slippery" instead of "sticky", lol)

Their main body consists of two ray-like "wings", which stretch down to the centre of their lower back, and go above their tail. These wings are made of a thick flesh that is able to grasp and move more like the foot of a sea slug. At the tip of the wing are two smaller extrusions, similar to a human's pointer finger and thumb. These aid in more specific guidance for tasks they may be doing. The entire wing's edge is able to grab ahold of objects, turn them, or do other sorts of simple tactile motions. In practice, they may use this to hold many different objects as their ""hands"" do more specific work.

Below this, they have a thick, long tail, with two wings at the base. Their tail has more horizontal movement than vertical movement, and is usually used as a "third leg" when standing and walking, and a "rudder" when swimming. It also triples as a defense mechanism, to attack and deter predators, as it is very powerful when swung. Although I drew it being held up many times, it is also common to see it pressed against the ground.

Their legs are rudimentary, being two fleshy extrusions with a smaller joint at the bottom, to allow them to form "feet". Naturally, when underwater, they point straight downwards, allowing for less drag.

When on land, they are not very fast, but are excellent climbers, able to scale sheer cliffs with relatively no difficulty. When in the water, they are extremely fast if pushed to be so, darting through the water almost like how bats fly through the sky. They are able to make much more sharp turns than expected, especially if trained to do so, and can do so almost on a dime, which allows for better escape from predators.

Stature-wise, they sit at an average of 80 cm (2'6) for a mature adult, although height variations always exist.

Biological sex is not a factor until an individual becomes an adult. If they choose to participate in the creation of any babies, they can shift their pheromone and secretion output to one that will transfer DNA to a clutch of unfertilized eggs. Any mature individual can also create these eggs, although the shift needed to do so is much more time and energy consuming than simple DNA transfer. The eggs themselves can be fertilized from multiple different individuals, including the one who created the eggs in the first place, and it is often a communal task, as each clutch may have multiple children. After it is done, the individuals can revert their state to their original asexuality.

The eggs are laid in the water, on a rocky wall, or some other surface of similar grit. They're also often barred off from predators after the process, and checked on daily.

Other Such Notes:

Thank you so much for reading over all of this, if you made it this far HAHA - if you want to make your own little alien, you have my blessing. Please tag me if you do!

This blog is all just for fun, so a lot of this won't... come up as explicitly? A lot of it is just some little alien chatting on tumblr dot com. But it's something that I find so so fun, so maybe you'd have fun in reading all the little details!

I'll update this if I change anything, or have more to say on a particular topic

Thank you again!

~Mod Noob

[davidrian123]

Keeping Gainesville Safe: A Simple Guide to Medical Waste Disposal

Medical waste disposal in Gainesville is a big deal. Why? Because it keeps healthcare workers, patients, and the rest of us safe while protecting our environment. Nobody wants to see a needle lying around where it shouldn’t be, right? Let’s break down what it takes to handle medical waste the right way here in Gainesville.

What Is Medical Waste?

medical waste refers to all waste discarded by health establishments such as hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes after caring for a patient. They include used gloves, syringes, old medicines, and leftover tissues from patients. These materials can become dangerous if they are not properly disposed of, which is why proper disposal methods are so crucial.

Where does this waste come from?

Hospitals and clinics

Labs and research centers

Blood banks

Nursing homes

Globally, healthcare facilities produce mountains of waste—and it’s no different here in Gainesville. Making sure it’s handled safely is a must.

Why It’s Dangerous to Mess Up Medical Waste Disposal

 Health Risks

If medical waste isn’t taken care of, it can spread diseases and infections. A needle left where it shouldn’t be can poke someone and cause serious health issues. And those creepy crawlies (aka bacteria and viruses)? They’re not something you want hanging around.

Environmental Risks

Mismanagement of medical waste creates a lot of havoc for its natural environment, where chemicals and expired medications seep into ground soil and water, causing havoc for wildlife and humans alike. Undertaking inappropriate burning also imparts poisonous residues into the air-but be real: Gainesville's air deserves better than that.

How to Do Medical Waste Disposal the Right Way

Separate the Trash

First things first: sort it out. Not all medical waste is the same. You’ve got sharps like needles, infectious stuff like bloody bandages, and old meds that need their own special handling. Using proper bins (you know, the ones with the scary biohazard signs) is key. Nobody wants to accidentally take out the wrong trash.

Teach the Team

Anyone working in healthcare needs to know the drill. Training isn’t just for new hires—it’s an ongoing thing. Everyone needs to be up-to-date on how to safely handle medical waste so accidents don’t happen. Think of it as a refresher course in not touching the gross stuff without gloves.

Store It Safely

Once it’s sorted, medical waste needs a safe place to hang out before it gets picked up. This means keeping it in secure, labeled spots that are out of the way and out of reach from curious hands. Because let’s be honest, no one wants to play a surprise game of "what’s in this bag?"

Get It There Safely

Transporting medical waste isn’t as simple as tossing it in the back of a truck. You need the pros—licensed companies with the right gear—to take it where it needs to go. And just like tracking a package, there’s a system to make sure everything gets to the right place safely.

Going Green with Medical Waste

Reducing waste isn’t just for hippies; it’s smart and saves money. Here’s how Gainesville’s healthcare spots can do their part:

Use eco-friendly supplies

Recycle non-hazardous items

Order only what you need

Switch to reusable tools when possible

Instead of burning everything, facilities can use alternatives like steaming or chemical treatments to dispose of waste safely. It’s all about keeping Gainesville green and clean.

Following the Rules

Here in the U.S., medical waste disposal isn’t a free-for-all. There are federal and state rules to follow, and Gainesville is no exception. From sorting waste properly to keeping detailed records, healthcare facilities need to stick to the guidelines. Breaking the rules can mean big fines—and nobody wants that.

Finding the Right Help

Handling medical waste isn’t a DIY project. Healthcare places need to team up with waste management companies that know their stuff. The best ones are fully licensed, keep everything traceable, and use safe, sustainable methods to get rid of waste. Partnering with experts makes life easier for everyone.

Real-Life Success Stories

Other cities have figured out how to handle medical waste safely and efficiently, and Gainesville can do the same. Learning from their wins helps us avoid their mistakes and build a better system here at home.

Medical waste disposal in Gainesville doesn’t have to be complicated. With the right steps, we can keep our city safe, clean, and proud. After all, dealing with this stuff the right way is just another way to show we care about our community.

Discover more about The Risks of Improper Medical Waste Disposal in Florida and How to Avoid Them by reading our latest blog.

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Mastering the Game of SEO: The Programmatic Approach Unveiled

You know, pumping out top-notch, lengthy articles for your site is one solid way to climb the Google ranking ladder. But let’s be real, it can suck up a lot of your time, money, and manpower. So, what if there’s a shortcut? Enter programmatic SEO — a surefire way to make some serious waves in the search traffic world.

In this article, we’ll discuss what programmatic SEO is all about and how you can dive right in. 

What is programmatic SEO?

Programmatic SEO is like turbocharging your site with content that’s designed to zoom up the search engine rankings and attract loads of organic traffic through lots of long-tail keywords. This means poking around for a ton of keywords related to your theme or industry, crunching some numbers and analysis, and then letting automation tools do the heavy lifting to churn out fine-tuned, valuable content that hits all these keyword topics.

So, it’s like mass-producing keyword-centric content while keeping it good. Big-time websites, like mega online shops or seriously chunky blogs that want to chase down thousands or even hundreds of thousands of potential keywords, will find this strategy super handy. But hold up — before you dive in headfirst, remember that your content has to meet Google’s standards of relevance and quality. Google’s got a pretty sharp nose for sniffing out low-quality, cheat-the-system content, so make sure you’re playing by the book!

Is programmatic SEO an easy thing?

Stepping into the world of programmatic SEO isn’t necessarily a walk in the park — like anything worth doing, it does come with some challenges:

Content quality. While programmatic SEO helps you scale up content production, it can be hard keeping that balance of quality and quantity. With the freedom to produce lots of content often comes the tempting shortcut of producing not-so-great quality. And Google doesn’t play around with that — you’ll find yourself chilling at the bottom of the SEO pit.

Technical know-how. Programmatic SEO isn’t just about writing, it involves some serious programming and data analysis skills, too. If you’re not tight with tech, it could be sort of like trying to read a book in a foreign language.

Resource intensive. It’s also quite hands-on in terms of time and resources. Developing and fine-tuning your programmatic SEO strategy, not to mention maintaining and updating it, will take up a solid chunk of your time and probably require some heavy lifting from your tech team.

Algorithm changes. Google’s changing its algorithm more often than most of us change our socks. So, you have to stay pretty agile and reactive, always ready to switch up your strategy and keep up with Google’s new preferences.

Capturing the user intent. Finally, it’s super important that you’re not just honing in on the keywords but also the actual intent behind those specific searches. This means making sure your content isn’t just keyword-filled, but is actually answering the queries and needs of the users. Remember, it’s not just about satisfying machines, but humans too!

How to create programmatic SEO pages?

Creating programmatic SEO pages requires a combination of technical skills, audience understanding, and thorough keyword research. Here’s a step-by-step process you can use:

Keyword research 

First things first — you have to play detective and dig up a truckload of long-tail keywords that make sense for your business. 

Finding the right keywords is what kick-starts the whole programmatic SEO game. What you have to do is sniff out the main term and any add-ons to see if there’s a decent amount of search traffic for keywords that not only make sense for your stuff, but could also rake in some profits. You’re not really looking for that one golden keyword with thousands of searches every month — your goal is to scout out thousands of keywords with a sprinkling of search volume. These are likely to have less competition. It’s a numbers game — the more you have, the better.

You can use tools like: 

Ahrefs

SEMRush

Google Trends

Keyword Planner

You’re looking for stuff like search volume, competition level, and overall relevance.

Analyzing User Intent 

Okay, so you’ve got your list of keywords… now you need to get into your users’ heads. What the heck are they looking for when they type in these search terms? The answer will guide what kind of content you need to whip up. Could be informational, navigational, transactional… you name it.

Template development

Before you start stacking up a content library, you have to figure out what your page will look like (this helps you understand what kind of content you’ll need). Tailor your page to satisfy what your users are after, and ensure it’s packed with accurate and useful info. Skip this step, and you might risk Google giving your pages the cold shoulder.

Pick any tool you’re comfortable with to sketch or design your page — there’s plenty of them out there.

You know what else? Don’t shy away from scoping out other sites that are killing it in search results. Analyze them, figure out what they’re doing right, then sprinkle in your unique flavor (all while keeping user experience at the top of your mind). The more time you spend nailing this step, the smoother the rest of your tasks will roll out.

Automated content generation

Up next, put on your coding hat (or snag a developer buddy) to create a script that’ll spit out unique pages for each keyword. It’ll take your templates and plop in the specifics for each keyword. And one golden rule here — make sure your content is quality and genuine, not just crammed with keywords.

SEO promotion

Pull those keywords you’ve found and jazz up your page’s stuff — like titles, meta tags, and the alt-text for pictures. Doing this gets your page ready to hit the big time in search results by helping the search engines see just how relevant your content is to someone’s search.

Here are a few key bits on your page that you have to spice up:

Meta tags (like your title tag and meta description) should casually and naturally drop those specific keywords in a way that grabs attention.

Headings (we’re talking H1 and H2 tags here) should have keywords tossed in to make a nice, neat breadcrumb trail for users and search engines to follow.

Image alt-texts got to be optimized using the right keywords to boost the chance of your content popping up when someone’s doing an image search and increase its accessibility.

Link building

Alright, you’re going to want to toss in some internal and external links into your stuff. Why, you ask? Because they’re like a cherry on top that provides extra resources and amp up your credibility.

Internal links are like tour guides on your site, pointing visitors to cool articles or pages you’ve got that they might dig. They not only delight your users but also give search engines a better look at your work.

Now, external links — they’re a different ball game. They help beef up your material’s authority and trustworthiness by opening up additional resources that back up your points. Squeeze these in wisely, and you’ll level up both the quality and relevance of your content. Simple as that.

Monitoring and Updating

Alright, your pages are live! Now keep an eye on the ball. Tools like Google Analytics, Google Search Console, or fancy SEO software can help you keep tabs. Watch how your pages are ranking and keep an eye on user stats to tweak on the fly.

By keeping an eye on a couple of key things, like:

how many times your pages get checked out

how many peeps hit your site and then bounce right off

how engaged folks are when they’re hanging out on your site

how many of them are doing what you hope they’re going to do (that’s your conversion rate) — you can get a real handle on what’s happening

This info can help you spot the tricky spots where visitors are throwing in the towel, and you can switch things up to make their time on your site a lot better. 

Conclusion

We covered a lot here about programmatic SEO, but remember, it’s all about juggling both quality and quantity. Find those money keywords, understand what your users are really looking for, and keep your content top-notch and user-friendly. It might feel like you’re walking a tightrope, but with the right strategy, tech skills, and some patience, you’ll be hitting those SEO targets quicker than you can say “long-tail keyword.” Keep an open mind, be ready to adapt, and most importantly, remember you’re serving real people, not just search engine bots.

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some facts about Kim Kitsuragi

- one cigarette a day. there's no individual on this earth who would keep to a ritual like that that takes so much self control except the type of person who will do everything by their internal schedule until the day they die. (source: i drink one decaf coffee every morning. i have heart issues- even decaf is probably more than i should have. so I limit myself to just one, in the morning, even if its not very good, because it's part of my routine)

- the driving gloves. bad textures begone (source: i wear gloves a lot too for this very reason)

- the jacket (source: not one autistic person alive doesn't have an article of clothing or accessory they wear every single day because its comforting to have that stability and choosing new outfits is stress you don't need every day)

- the way he deals with emotions. its mostly compartmentalization, with very little outward expression, and even if he's sympathetic its generally in a distant and factual way that doesn't rely on pathos (source: autistic people often have difficulty even telling what emotions they're having at any given time, so telling how someone else is feeling is even harder. usually we default to a benefit of the doubt, and pinpoint factual information as comfort)

- the notebook (source: autism often manifests as a one-track mind. its difficult to remember small details of events, or events at all, if we're thinking about something else at the time. the notebook serves as both a grounding tool to help him focus on the task at hand and a way to reference details he normally wouldn't recollect, as well as helping with his aphantasia)

- "let's focus on the case, detective." (source: again, autistic people tend to have a one track mind. I often find myself "conversation stacking," which is when you remember old topics of conversation and bring them back around in order to finish discussing them. autistic people do this because our thoughts can be easily overwhelmed by wildly shifting circumstances, so we try to maintain that focus. kim is always focused in the case because if he thinks about something else (and switching focus is hard) he knows it'll be hard to get himself back on track. hence also why you can lead him on these wild tangents- once he's in, he's in, and he will see it to the end until you can circle back, because nothing is more irritating to an autistic person than leaving something unfinished. I often drink too much because I hate leaving my glass still partway full)

- special interest in MCs (source: look at this torque dork and tell me that isn't a special interest)

- the Kimball Incident (source: you know he hyperfocused on that one case for a whole 9 months. there's no way anyone but an autistic person could manage to focus and train so hard on a single new skill for an undercover mission. he hates it now also because sometimes when you hyperfocus you end up burnt out on the interest when it finally fades. I hate looking at old fandom stuff cause I immersed myself so hard in it for months at a time)

- Harry. him and Kim are adhd/autism solidarity (source: nothing gets me out of my comfort zone like an adhd person. I love being around them because I can let them lead me around without having to focus too hard on all the stuff they're able to focus on at once. also, every adhd/autism relationship has that subtle push/pull of one person getting side tracked and the other letting them go on the tangent but then circling back around. its kind of magic)

- look at the way he stands. look at his stance (source: I also stand like that)

now with this evidence before the jury i present a theory- that kims decision to transfer to the 41st was actually the most insane declaration of love he could've possibly done. he is willing to uproot his entire years-long comfort and stability because one guy showed him something different. we don't do this lightly. if an autistic person changes their schedule for you in any capacity, they're basically proposing to you. mans got it down BAD